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Birtley Earthworks

Located in Lingen, Herefordshire Coordinates: 52°19′09″ N 2°55′43″ W

Map showing the location of Birtley Earthworks Birtley Earthworks
Location in United Kingdom
Nearest town
Birtley
0.4 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
169 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BHX Birmingham Airport82 km
BRS Bristol Airport105 km

About Birtley Earthworks

Birtley Earthworks is a historic site. Location: Lingen, Herefordshire. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Letton Mound and Lower Pedwardine.

Climate of Birtley Earthworks

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (95 mm)
Driest month
July (49 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Birtley Earthworks
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°12°15°18°21°20°17°13°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°6°9°11°11°9°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)956770565564496673808392

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Birtley Earthworks

The nearest airport is Birmingham Airport (BHX), 82 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Worcester, 50 km to the east.

Airports

  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 82 kmeast
  • Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 105 kmsouth
  • Cardiff International Airport (CWL) Cardiff 107 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Worcester Population: 101.7K 50 kmeast
  • Telford Population: 155.6K 51 kmnortheast
  • Dudley Population: 199.1K 61 kmeast
  • Wolverhampton Population: 263.7K 62 kmnortheast
  • West Bromwich Population: 103.1K 67 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Birtley Earthworks

Within 100 km: 1,025 historic and cultural sites, 2,565 natural sites, 151 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km345 places

  • The Island Island 16 kmSE
  • Titterstone Clee Hill Mountain 24 kmE
  • Beacon Hill Mountain 21 kmW
  • Great Rhos Mountain 19 kmW

25–60 km1,299 places

  • Bevere Island Island 48 kmE
  • Pen-y-gareg Reservoir Lake 47 kmW
  • Llangorse Lake Lake 49 kmSW
  • Gareg-ddu Reservoir Lake 46 kmW

60–100 km2,097 places

  • Alney Island Island 69 kmSE
  • Glover's Island Island 71 kmE
  • Crescent Wood Island Island 84 kmE
  • Denny Island Island 89 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Birtley Village, Lingen
    0.4 km W
  • Newton Village, Walford, Letton and Newton
    0.5 km E
  • Lingen Village, Lingen
    2.1 km S
  • Letton Village, Walford, Letton and Newton
    1.5 km NE

Sources & licences

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